1893 in architecture

The year 1893 in architecture, involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.

Events

 * May 1 – The World's Columbian Exposition, including 600 temporary buildings, opens to the public in Chicago, USA.

Buildings completed

 * Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, Kraków, Poland, designed by Jan Zawiejski, opened as the Teatr Miejski on October 21.
 * Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki)
 * Refinery for Pacific Coast Borax Company, the first reinforced concrete building in the United States.
 * Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
 * St. Mary's Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
 * St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kaunas, Lithuania.
 * Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Catholic Church in Strasbourg, France, completed.
 * Château Frontenac hotel for Canadian Pacific Railway in Old Quebec, designed by Bruce Price, opened on December 18.
 * Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, designed by Frank Furness and the largest passenger railroad terminal in the world at this time.
 * Reconstruction of Ramsay Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland, by Patrick Geddes, Stewart Henbest Capper and Sydney Mitchell.
 * Bradbury Building in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Awards

 * RIBA Royal Gold Medal – Richard Morris Hunt.
 * Grand Prix de Rome, architecture: François-Benjamin Chaussemiche.

Births

 * February 14 – Kay Fisker, Danish architect, designer and educator (died 1965)
 * February 28 – Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect (died 1979)
 * May 19 – Gudolf Blakstad, Norwegian architect (died 1985)
 * June 1 – Otto Eisler, Czech architect (died 1968)
 * September 15 – Rene Paul Chambellan, American architectural sculptor (died 1955)
 * September 20 – Hans Scharoun, German architect (died 1972)
 * September 27 – Ad van der Steur, Dutch architect (died 1953)

Deaths

 * February 6 – Jacob Weidenmann, American landscape architect (born 1829)
 * February 24 – Francis Fowler, English architect (born c. 1819)
 * April 18 – Richard Carpenter, English Gothic Revival architect (born 1841)